diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/members.js b/core/server/api/canary/members.js
index bfd6231cc1..59431644cc 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/members.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/members.js
@@ -60,30 +60,20 @@ const members = {
             }
         },
         permissions: true,
-        query(frame) {
-            // NOTE: Promise.resolve() is here for a reason! Method has to return an instance
-            //      of a Bluebird promise to allow reflection. If decided to be replaced
-            //      with something else, e.g: async/await, CSV export function
-            //      would need a deep rewrite (see failing tests if this line is removed)
-            return Promise.resolve()
-                .then(() => {
-                    return membersService.api.members.create(frame.data.members[0], {
-                        sendEmail: frame.options.send_email,
-                        emailType: frame.options.email_type
-                    });
-                })
-                .then((member) => {
-                    if (member) {
-                        return Promise.resolve(member);
-                    }
-                })
-                .catch((error) => {
-                    if (error.code && error.message.toLowerCase().indexOf('unique') !== -1) {
-                        return Promise.reject(new common.errors.ValidationError({message: common.i18n.t('errors.api.members.memberAlreadyExists')}));
-                    }
-
-                    return Promise.reject(error);
+        async query(frame) {
+            try {
+                const member = await membersService.api.members.create(frame.data.members[0], {
+                    sendEmail: frame.options.send_email,
+                    emailType: frame.options.email_type
                 });
+                return member;
+            } catch (error) {
+                if (error.code && error.message.toLowerCase().indexOf('unique') !== -1) {
+                    throw new common.errors.ValidationError({message: common.i18n.t('errors.api.members.memberAlreadyExists')});
+                }
+
+                throw error;
+            }
         }
     },
 
@@ -168,7 +158,7 @@ const members = {
                 return Promise.all(result.map((entry) => {
                     const api = require('./index');
 
-                    return api.members.add.query({
+                    return Promise.resolve(api.members.add.query({
                         data: {
                             members: [{
                                 email: entry.email,
@@ -179,7 +169,7 @@ const members = {
                             context: frame.options.context,
                             options: {send_email: false}
                         }
-                    }).reflect();
+                    })).reflect();
                 })).each((inspection) => {
                     if (inspection.isFulfilled()) {
                         fulfilled = fulfilled + 1;